You can put this solution on YOUR website! The complement of an angle is the measure of the angle that must be added to the given angle so that the total of the two measures is 90 degrees.
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You are given an angle whose measure is 23 degrees. What is the measure of the angle that must be added to make the total equal 90 degrees? You can find that angle by subtracting 23 degrees from 90 degrees. That subtraction results in:
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90 - 23 = 67
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So the complement of an angle whose measure is 23 degrees is an angle whose measure is 67 degrees.
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I hope this helps you to understand the concept of complementary angles. Complementary angles are two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees.
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